About time – we’ve aways been able to do this with travel agents, and now Qantas lets you schedule a flight and then commit later. Unfortunately there is a $25 deposit, which you lose if you do not commit. It is unclear whether you lose this if you move the flight. (So it isn’t perfect …
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On IPOs Xero and BF
To me a successful IPO: is fully subscribed raises the money at a fair price results in a healthy listing Xero was fuly subscribed, BF was not. We shall wait and see whether BF is able to make the second deadline with a meaningful shareholder base. To determine whether the price was fair, we look …
Xero – 92 cents – what does this mean for burger fuel?
not a great record for Xero shares so far, on very thin trading though. Remember they launched at $1.10, but cost IPO investors $1. If you didn’t get any shares at the IPO, and still believe, then now would be a good time. well for a start BFW has not yet managed to raise their …
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Should you use Amazon?
A few comparisons of NZ versus US shopping prices in Sunday’s SST. DVD’s are about the same cost in (I buy mine from Amazon), while a lego toy was half price in NZ. It pays to pick and choose it seems. Generally electronics were much cheaper in the US though. Windows Vista Premium is half …
Jalopnik joy
I’m a huge fan of Jalopnik – which covers all new and exciting in the car world. They have largely taken the place of car magazines for me. anyway – how the heck did this happen? (the car came in from outside, after going up a mound. The front end of the BMW is in …
MISAustralia.com – lousy launch
Good: launching a new site Stupendously Bad: Using AFR.com technology I don’t know where to sart – such a frustrating experience from a new site.. The articles are displayed in flash. You can’t copy, highlight with a mouse as you read, change the size of the reading window or scroll using the mouse button. In …
NZ big on Wikipedia
For some reason “New Zealand” is (currently) the 51st most popular Wikipedia search – ahead of any other country. Strange.
Trade Me launches Pay Now
Trade Me have quietly launched Pay Now. This is a really important development, as it is the final barrier falling between Trade Me’s traditional model and true eCommerce. Now you can Buy and Pay with a credit card in one move, and just walk away from the screen. All for free. (Sellers pay a credit …
RugbyHeaven soft launch
The guys at Fairfax have quietly launched rugbyheaven.co.nz. (Sadly I am not there to watch) If you were (a rugby fan and) wondering where YahooXtra’s Marc Hinton and Duncan Johnstone had got to . . . . well now you know. There are also articles there from the likes of The Press’s Richard Fowler, Dom …
NetRatings abandons Pageviews..
..well at least in Australia. It seems that Netratings has woken up to the reality of Web 2.0 and videos, and will use time on at site as their principal measure. That’s fair, as far as I am concerned, and something I’ve advocated for a while. We shuuld remember that NetRatings is not dominant in …
10 tips for Telecom’s outsourcing to Manila
I’m actually ok with Telecom outsourcing part of their broadband help-desk support to Manila – as long as they do it right, which, knowing Telecom, they won’t. Here are some implementation tips for them…. Firstly, don’t let the Filipinos pretend that they are sitting in Waikanae or Auckland. That’s insulting to them and insulting to …
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Air NZ reverses plan to tighten 737 seating
Great Headline: Air NZ reverses plan to tighten 737 seating I’d love to blame the blogosphere… but the airline touts passengers ad travel agents as those responsible for pushing back. There are still a few planes that will remain cramped though…
COO & Chief Editor Peter O’Hara leaves Fairfax
Peter O’Hara’s old COO/Chief editor job is being expanded and split in two, and Peter has decided to part ways. This was news to me, and that’s a sad loss to Fairfax, though I trust we will see Peter bounce up somewhere else.
Lose your bags with USAir
From a WSJ article comparing the various US airlines on various measures: “US Airways mishandled about one bag for every 130 passengers — roughly one on every flight.” Backing up my experiences. My US airline favorites, JetBlue and Southwest, came in first and second. Again.
Just another Apple fanboy
Rowan has finally confessed that his affair with OSX has now turned into full blown romance. It was just a matter of time. Turns out we both purchased the new MacBook Pro’s on launch day a few weeks back. It’s an addiction Rowan – just roll with it. Welcome aboard.
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